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OK...can someone tone this down?

Mood: Hot.
Music: Brazen, Skunk Anansi.
Game: World of Warcraft, Planetside, Call of Duty, Auto Assault Beta.
Book: Working my way through assorted White Wolf Vampire rulebooks.
Muffin: Had a bagel this morning.
Punchline: "It's not the heat. It's the humidity."

It's over 95 degrees here already. The walk to and from the subway leaves you drenched in sweat...and waiting for a train on a 100+ degree platform is no joke.

I took a nice shower, got dressed, headed off to work, and before I got to the corner, I needed another shower...and not because I wasn't soaking wet.

Don't get me wrong. I like me a good beach. But this isn't beach weather. This is flat out brutal heat. NYC is putting up "cooldown stations" all over the city, with AC and water. The news is recommending that people don't even exercise outside. The heat, humidity, and pollution make it hazardous for you to do so.

I know that the last week of July is traditionally the hottest week of the year...but damn. My air conditioner barely takes the edge off the heat in my bedroom...and I have to keep the door to my bedroom closed to do that. It's 86 degrees in my living room.

Now, I don't deal with heat that well. I'm from good Russian descent. I deal with winter. When the weather gets like this, it just saps all the energy from me.

So it's not even 10am, and I'm already soaking wet, trying to dry and cool down, drinking lots of water. Yes, I'm indoors in air conditioning...but it's still uncomfortable in here due to the heat. Amazing.

The server room is warmer than it should be (not hot...but still)...but I have no recourse. The servers will just have to deal with it, too.

Can't wait to get home tonight and take another shower.

Posted by Glenn at July 27, 2005 09:49 AM